Apple acquires chip engineers and facilities from Dialog

Apple has moved to bring more of its supply chain under its own control with the $600 million acquisition of part of Dialog Semicondcutor’s business.Dialog has supplied power management chips to Apple ever since the first iPhone was released more than a decade ago. However, reports earlier this year suggested Apple would be seeking an alternative supplier, with many speculating this meant Apple itself.
Apple Dialog
A further $300 million will be made as a pre-payment for a range of Dialog components between now and 2021. In addition to power management chips, Apple has also awarded Dialog contracts for audio subsystem, charging and other mixed-signal integrated circuits.Dialog itself will continue to work on chips for other customers, including those involved with connected cars and the Internet of Things (IoT).Apple has made its own processors for the iPhone and iPad since 2010, while in 2017 it announced it planned to stop including …

Apple has moved to bring more of its supply chain under its own control with the $600 million acquisition of part of Dialog Semicondcutor’s business.Dialog has supplied power management chips to Apple ever since the first iPhone was released more than a decade ago. However, reports earlier this year suggested Apple would be seeking an alternative supplier, with many speculating this meant Apple itself.
Apple Dialog
A further $300 million will be made as a pre-payment for a range of Dialog components between now and 2021. In addition to power management chips, Apple has also awarded Dialog contracts for audio subsystem, charging and other mixed-signal integrated circuits.Dialog itself will continue to work on chips for other customers, including those involved with connected cars and the Internet of Things (IoT).Apple has made its own processors for the iPhone and iPad since 2010, while in 2017 it announced it planned to stop including …